Editing Smasher:Nicki

:''Not to be confused with [[Smasher:Niki]].''
{{Infobox Smasher
| name                    = Nicki
| image                   = Nicki.jpg
| mainssbm                = Ice Climbers
| otherssbm               = Fox
| mainpm                  = Falco
| sponsor                 = 
| former sponsors         = {{Team|Poilon Software}}, {{Team|Cologne Gaming Network}}
| rankingssbm             = [[SSBMRank 2024]]: 10th
| bestrankingssbm         = SSBMRank 2024: 10th
| bestresultssbm          = 3rd / 888 at {{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2024|g=SSBM}}
| realname                = Dominik Kunze
| location                = Brandenburg
| country                 = Germany
}}

'''Nicki''' is a German ''[[Melee]]'' {{SSBM|Ice Climbers}} main with a {{SSBM|Fox}} secondary who is considered to be the best Ice Climbers player in the world since 2024. He started playing in 2015 and first became ranked in Germany in July 2017 as a solo Fox player. With Fox, he defeated many of Europe's best players, including {{Sm|Professor Pro}} at {{Trn|Fête}} and {{Sm|Pricent}} and {{Sm|nebbii}} at {{Trn|Heir 5}}. In addition, he has defeated several notable international players such as {{Sm|Albert}} at {{Trn|Shine 2019}} and {{Sm|Nickemwit}} and {{Sm|Zamu}} at [https://www.start.gg/tournament/the-parking-lot-feat-professor-pro-spud-nicki-frenzy-fatgoku/event/melee-singles-thursday-12-13/brackets/466010/823629 The Parking Lot - Thursday]. At his height with the character, he was ranked 83rd on the [[MPGR 2019]].

Around the {{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021}}, Nicki began entering events with Ice Climbers. He has gradually relegated his Fox to a secondary, stating that he finds Ice Climbers more enjoyable to play. With Ice Climbers, he is best known for his run at {{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2024}}, where he defeated {{Sm|Zain}}, {{Sm|Cody Schwab}}, {{Sm|Jmook}}, {{Sm|Joshman}}, and {{Sm|Axe}}, alongside {{Sm|Swedish Delight}} using both Ice Climbers and Fox, to place 3rd. This performance, alongside many other strong results both in Europe and in North America, led him to rank 10th on the [[SSBMRank 2024]], becoming the third European player to rank top 10 on a yearly ''Melee'' ranking, as well as the first German player to rank top 10 on a global ranking in any Smash game.

==Rankings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
====[[MPGR]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|[[MPGR 2019]]||December 17th, 2018 - December 8th, 2019||83rd||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[MPGRContenders#Europe|MPGRContenders Europe]]||2021||S (Top 8)||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|[[SSBMRank 2024]]||December 18th, 2023 - December 15th, 2024||10th||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}

====[[European Melee Power Rankings]]====
{|class="wikitable"
!Ranking!!Time period!!Rank!!Character(s)!!Notes
|-
|HEIR Spring Power Rankings||2018||23rd||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|Phoenix Blue Ranking||2019||13th||{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|EURank 2023||2023||5th||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|-
|EURank 2024||2024||1st||{{Head|Ice Climbers|g=SSBM|s=20px}}{{Head|Fox|g=SSBM|s=20px}}||
|}

==Tournament placings==
===''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/awakening-ii/events/melee-singles/brackets/133852 Awakening II]||May 20th-21st, 2017||9th||9th||{{Sm|Parsec}}
|-
|{{Trn|Icebreaker|g=SSBM}}||May 26th-28th, 2017||9th||4th||{{Sm|Meruem}}
|-
|{{Trn|Dash Dancers Dawn|g=SSBM}}||July 22nd, 2017||9th||13th||Meruem
|-
|{{Trn|Heir 4|g=SSBM}}||August 17th-21st, 2017||13th||13th||{{Sm|Baron Brody}}
|-
|{{Trn|Syndicate 2017|g=SSBM}}||September 23rd-24th, 2017||17th||7th||Meruem
|-
|{{Trn|Awakening III|g=SSBM}}||October 21st-22nd, 2017||13th||5th||Meruem
|-
|{{Trn|Valhalla|g=SSBM}}||January 4th-8th, 2018||9th||13th||{{Sm|Tomber}}
|-
|{{Trn|Awakening 2018|g=SSBM}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||9th||4th||{{Sm|Pipsqueak}}
|-
|{{Trn|Heir 5|g=SSBM}}||August 17th-19th, 2018||7th||5th||{{Sm|nebbii}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/bridgetown-hyper-blitz/events/melee-singles/brackets/407898/754035 Bridgetown Hyper Blitz]||December 8th, 2018||17th||4th||nebbii
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-parking-lot-feat-professor-pro-spud-nicki-frenzy-fatgoku/events/melee-singles-tuesday-12-11/brackets/466008/823627 The Parking Lot - Tuesday]||December 11th, 2018||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-parking-lot-feat-professor-pro-spud-nicki-frenzy-fatgoku/events/melee-singles-wednesday-12-12/brackets/466009/823628 The Parking Lot - Wednesday]||December 12th, 2018||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/the-parking-lot-feat-professor-pro-spud-nicki-frenzy-fatgoku/events/melee-singles-thursday-12-13/brackets/466010/823629 The Parking Lot - Thursday]||December 13th, 2018||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2018|g=SSBM}}||December 15th-16th, 2018||33rd||9th||nebbii
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/hts-smash-4/events/melee-singles/brackets/484409/845949 HTS Smash 4]||February 16th, 2019||3rd||3rd||{{Sm|Kaese}}
|-
|{{Trn|Phoenix Blue 2|g=SSBM}}||February 22nd-24th, 2019||5th||2nd||{{Sm|Pricent}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/smash-in-wittenberg-5/events/melee-singles/overview Smash in Wittenberg 5]||March 29th-31st, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Luma}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/hts-smash-5-ntsc-edition/events/melee-singles/overview HTS Smash #5]||May 18th, 2019||1st||1st||Kaese
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/sector-z-5-0-ntsc/events/melee-singlez/overview Sector Z #5.0]||June 2nd, 2019||2nd||2nd||{{Sm|$tijn}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/20oxox3-let-s-buff-fox/events/melee-singles/brackets/560453/942333 20OxOx3]||June 15th, 2019||4th||2nd||Pipsqueak
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/melee-evangelion/events/melee-singles/brackets/609913/1009069 Melee Evangelion]||July 13th, 2019||2nd||3rd||Kaese
|-
|{{Trn|Fête|g=SSBM}}||August 2nd-4th, 2019||7th||1st||Pricent
|-
|{{Trn|Awakening 5|g=SSBM}}||August 16th-18th, 2019||3rd||3rd||Pipsqueak
|-
|{{Trn|Shine 2019|g=SSBM}}||August 23rd-25th, 2019||17th||13th||{{Sm|Levingy}}
|-
|{{Trn|SUPERBOU 3|g=SSBM}}||August 30th-September 1st, 2019||5th||3rd||{{Sm|gLory}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/hannover-overground-3/events/melee-singles/overview Hannover Overground #3]||September 21st, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Rikzz}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/sector-z-6-0/events/melee-singlez/overview Sector Z #6.0]||October 6th, 2019||3rd||2nd||{{Sm|Professor Pro}}
|-
|{{Trn|DreamHack Rotterdam|g=SSBM}}||October 18th-20th, 2019||13th||3rd||Pipsqueak
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/hannover-overground-mini-2/events/melee-singles/overview Hannover Overground Mini #2]||November 9th-10th, 2019||1st||1st||King
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/hannover-overground-4/events/melee-singles/overview Hannover Overground #4]||November 30th, 2019||1st||1st||{{Sm|Charon}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/melee-the-made-the-warm-up/events/made-remix-singles/brackets/734266/1181839 Melee @ The Made: The Warm Up]||January 23rd, 2020||25th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|GENESIS 7|g=SSBM}}||January 24th-26th, 2020||65th||33rd||{{Sm|Ice}}
|-
|[https://start.gg/tournament/hannover-overground-5/events/melee-singles/overview Hannover Overground 5]||February 15th, 2020||1st||1st||{{Sm|4tilt}}
|-
|[https://challonge.com/wvgcwd12 Hannover Weekly 10.03.2020]||March 10th, 2020||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Poilon Arena 1|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||October 29th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Poilon Arena 2|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 5th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Poilon Arena 3|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 12th, 2020||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Poilon Arena 4|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||November 19th, 2020||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|5 Days of Melee|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||December 14th-15th, 2020||9th (DQ)||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|The Upset|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||February 27th-28th, 2021||4th||1st||Pipsqueak
|-
|{{Trn|Phoenix Blue Online|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||March 26th-28th, 2021||5th||2nd||Pipsqueak
|-
|{{Trn|Poilon Colosseum|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 8th-9th, 2021||5th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash Sauna Online|g=SSBM}}{{OnlineIcon}}||May 21st-23rd, 2021||4th||3rd||Pipsqueak
|-
|{{Trn|SWT: Europe Melee Regional Finals|g=SSBM}}||October 23rd-24th, 2021||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Smash World Tour 2021 Championships|g=SSBM}}||December 17th-19th, 2021||17th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|RCADIA SMASH 3|g=SSBM}}||July 29th-31st, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Pixelpokal x DreamHack|g=SSBM}}||December 17th, 2022||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|RCADIA SMASH 4|g=SSBM}}||March 3rd-5th, 2023||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Avant la Fête|g=SSBM}}||May 14th, 2023||2nd||2nd||Rikzz
|-
|{{Trn|Valhalla IV|g=SSBM}}||February 1st-4th, 2024||2nd / 186||1st / 62||Pipsqueak
|-
|{{Trn|Collision 2024|g=SSBM}}||March 15th-17th, 2024||13th / 494||5th / 85||{{Sm|bonfire10}}
|-
|{{Trn|Eggdog Invitational|g=SSBM}}||August 29th-September 1st, 2024||9th / 20||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|[https://www.start.gg/tournament/herbstpause/events Herbstpause]||October 5th-6th, 2024||1st / 44||1st / 19||{{Sm|irfan}}
|-
|{{Trn|SAPF|g=SSBM}}||November 1st-3rd, 2024||1st / 240||9th / 76||{{Sm|Athos}}
|-
|{{Trn|Don't Park on the Grass 2024|g=SSBM}}||November 16th-17th, 2024||3rd / 888||65th / 195||{{Sm|Danubi}}
|}

===''[[Project M]]''===
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Tournament!!Date!!1v1 Placement!!2v2 Placement!!Partner
|-
|{{Trn|Syndicate 2017|g=PM}}||September 23rd-24th, 2017||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Awakening 2018|g=PM}}||June 29th-July 1st, 2018||9th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|Awakening 5|g=PM}}||August 16th-18th, 2019||7th||&mdash;||&mdash;
|-
|{{Trn|SUPERBOU 3|g=PM}}||August 30th-September 1st, 2019||1st||&mdash;||&mdash;
|}

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/upgamer_Nicki Twitter account]
*[https://www.twitch.tv/ssbmnicki Twitch channel]

[[Category:German smashers]]
[[Category:Fox players (SSBM)]]
[[Category:Ice Climbers players (SSBM)]]
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